Brooklyn `A' kicks off new years with arrival of new staff

Brooklyn `A' kicks off new years with arrival of new staff

Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A

Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A, more commonly known as “Brooklyn A,” the long-term provider of free legal services to low-income residents and community organizations in the neighborhoods of North and East Brooklyn, is celebrating the new year with the arrival of an extraordinary group of nine VISTA volunteers and law graduate fellowship winners.

Their arrival comes at a critical moment in Brooklyn A’s life as it prepares to become independent from the city-wide Legal Services NYC program and lose about half of its existing staff in the process. Brooklyn A was formed in 1968 as part of the national War on Poverty, and has been part of the citywide federation since then.

Brooklyn A currently has offices in Williamsburg and East New York, led respectively by Project Director and Chief Counsel Marty Needelman, and General Counsel Paul Acinapura. Jim Windels of the Davis Polk & Wardwell law firm is the program’s board chair.

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